'Early Church Series'


I was brought up in revival. I saw the Acts of the Apostles in action. Since that time I've seen a slow but steady decline of that life. I've seen entertainment and showmanship introduced to Church platforms, business interests and sales techniques introduced to win converts instead of the conviction of the Holy Ghost. I've seen vast amounts of money spent on building programmes when many pastors in Africa and India are persecuted or starving, and superstar evangelists living indulgent lifestyles directly forbidden by Jesus and the Apostles. I talk to Christians who don't know the difference between holiness and worldliness. Divorce, adultery, carnality, witchcraft, and fornication are rife in Evangelical and Charismatic churches. Sound biblical teaching seems to be a thing of the past. False prophets of the Faith and Prosperity Movements have infiltrated churches with an unbiblical mixture of New Age and occult teachings. Because I've lived through this transition, I feel compelled to write a series on early church life in the hope that those who read may understand how the early disciples thought and acted in their new found freedom under a New Covenant established by Jesus.